In the early nineteenth century, printed tablewares formed part of the new media of the age. Together with patterned textiles and wallpapers they assimilated, then disseminated the constructs of landscape imagery making the previously exclusive available to many. Printed tablewares played a significant role in the democratisation of artistic imagery as well as the development of cultural and national identities. Eventually, as newer media forms began to supersede the vitrified print, meaning became diluted, so that the genre eventually reached obsolescence and kitsch.

Today there is a growing interest in this undervalued material from collectors, curators, museologists and contemporary artists who reference and celebrate the genre. The new artwork is international in nature, reflecting the significant cultural impact printed transferwares had as they were produced and exported around the world. Melding historical enquiry with contemporary practice, the book illustrates how artists re-appropriate this historical genre to observe, record, comment and re-animate.

在十九世纪初，印花餐具形成了时代的新媒体的一部分。再加上图案纺织品和墙纸的普及，然后散布景观意象的结构使得以前**的，现在有更多的可能性。印花餐具的艺术形象在民主化，以及文化和民族认同的发展起到了显著的作用。最后，随着新媒体形式开始取代了陶瓷打印，意义变得淡化，使体裁最终达成陈旧和媚俗。

如今有一群收藏家，策展人，博物馆学家和当代艺术家对这个被低估的材料感兴趣。这些新作品是国际性的因为他们生产并出口到世界各地，显著反映了文化对印刷转移产品的影响。当代实践与历史探究相互融合，这本书展示艺术家如何通过观察，记录，评论和再动画重新塑造这一历史流派。